The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Northern Missouri for the week of January 24 – 30. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
Tag: Linn County
Four area health departments report on new cases of COVID-19
The Livingston County Health Center reports 52 COVID-19 cases have been added since January 14th, bringing the total to 2,873. There are 136 active cases. The health center has KN95 masks available. They can be picked up at the office in Chillicothe. Staff asks that you wear a mask to enter the building. If someone […]
Community leaders celebrated for commitment to learning
Community leaders in six northwest Missouri counties were part of Maximize Northwest Missouri’s 2021 Regional Learning Collaborative that wrapped up late last summer. “Some of the keywords that participants used to describe their learning experience include: enlightening, motivating, empowering, informative, inspiring, insightful, and team-building,” shared Mary Hinde, president of The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri. […]
88-year-old Lewis Creek Bridge on Highway 139 scheduled for replacement
A project begins soon to replace the 88-year-old Lewis Creek Bridge on Highway 139, approximately one mile north of Meadville. This is to be the third bridge to be replaced under the Fixing Access to Rural Missouri (FARM) Bridge Program. The Lewis Creek Bridge is scheduled to close Monday, January 24th, and remain closed through […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of 7 people over the weekend
Highway Patrol troopers in northeast Missouri made seven arrests over the weekend. In Sullivan County, 33-year-old Edgar Matos of Browning was accused of driving while intoxicated early Saturday evening, Matos was taken to the Sullivan County Jail. In Linn County, 31-year-old Gara Curtis of Macon has been accused of driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning. […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of January 17, 2022
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Jan. 17 – 23. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
Five area health departments report on new COVID-19 cases; COVID-19 related death reported in Harrison County
A COVID-19-related death has been added for Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard indicates that, as of January 12th, there were 29 deaths total. There had also been an increase of 13 cases since January 11th, raising that total to 1,777. Forty-four cases were active for Harrison County. There had been 1,363 confirmed cases and […]
Five area health departments report on new cases of COVID-19
The Livingston County Health Center reports 10 COVID-19 cases have been added since January 10th, bringing the total to 2,729. There are 114 active cases. The Sullivan County Health Department on January 11th confirmed 10 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,429. There were 43 active cases. The Linn County Health Department reports it […]
Brookfield man charged with rape of teenager
A Brookfield man has been charged with felony first-degree rape or attempted rape after an alleged incident on January 4, 2022. Twenty-four-year-old Timothy David Marles is scheduled for an arraignment in Linn County on January 10th. A probable cause statement accuses Marles of raping an 18-year-old girl at his apartment. This was reportedly after he […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of January 10, 2022
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Jan. 10 – 16. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
Trial date set in Linn County for man charged with 118 counts of sex crimes
A two-day jury trial has been scheduled in Linn County for a Macon man charged with 118 felony counts related to child sex crimes. Online court information shows Kenneth Harper’s trial is to begin June 13th. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for May 3rd. The court ordered any propensity motions to be heard on April […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of December 20, 2021
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of December 20 – 26, 2021. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the […]
Missouri Department of Conservation reports 14,896 deer harvested during antlerless portion
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 14,896 deer during the antlerless portion of the firearms deer season, Dec. 4-12. Top harvest counties were Callaway with 467 deer harvested, Pike with 376, and Morgan with 354. During the 2020 antlerless portion, the harvest total was 15,620. Harvest […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of December 13, 2021
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of December 13 through December 19, 2021. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Linn County Health Department to offer “Safe Sitter” class
A class will be held in Brookfield to prepare sixth through eighth-grade students to be safe when they are home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. The instructor-led Safe Sitter class will be at the Linn County Health Department on December 30th from 9 am to 2 pm. The class will include games and role-playing […]
Four area health departments report on new cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday
The Livingston County Health Center reports 26 COVID-19 cases have been added since December 2nd, bringing the total to 2,455. The number of active cases went down six to 43. Twenty-four COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since November 30th. The health department reports 1,990 total cases, and 32 are active. There are […]
Two from Brookfield injured in Monday afternoon crash on Highway 36
Two residents of Brookfield were injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle, rollover, accident one mile east of Wheeling. The driver of a sports utility vehicle, 21-year-old Mackenzy Royal, received minor injuries and his passenger, 23-year-old Keyera Adams, sustained serious injuries. Royal sought treatment at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe while Adams sought treatment at Truman […]
Linn County Health Department to hold adult blood draw clinic
The Linn County Health Department in Brookfield will offer adult blood draws only by appointment on December 17th. Tests to be offered from 7 to 10 o’clock that morning include CMP, lipids, CBC, PSA, A1C, TSH, thyroid panel, vitamin B12, and vitamin D. Each test will cost $5 to $15. There is a $10.00 draw […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol arrests Brookfield man on warrants
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Brookfield man in Linn County the morning of December 3rd on two felony Linn County warrants. Forty-five-year-old Thomas Coyle’s warrants were for alleged probation violation on original charges of failure to register as a sex offender and blood alcohol concentration persistent offender. He was taken to the […]